Turkey Protests: List Of Demands Presented As Unrest Intensifies

ANKARA, Turkey -- Activists on Wednesday presented a list of demands they said could end days of anti-government demonstrations that have engulfed Turkey, as police detained 25 people they accused of using social media to stoke the outpouring of anger.

In a move to defuse the tension, the deputy prime minister met with a group whose attempt to prevent authorities from ripping up trees in Istanbul's landmark Taksim Square has snowballed into nationwide protests against what demonstrators see as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's increasingly authoritarian rule.

Police have deployed water cannons and tear gas has clouded the country's city centres. The Ankara-based Human Rights Association says close to 1,000 people have been injured and more than 3,300 people have been detained over five days of protests.

The activist group denounced Erdogan's "vexing'' style and urged the government to halt Taksim Square redevelopment plans, ban the use of tear gas by police, the immediate release of all detained protesters and the lifting of restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly.

It also demanded that officials -- including governors and senior police officials -- responsible for the violent crackdown be removed from office.

The protests appear to have developed spontaneously and remain leaderless. It was not at all certain that the tens of thousands of protesters would heed any call by the group to cease.

The group of academics, architects and environmentalists, known as the "Taksim Solidarity Platform,'' was formed to protect Taksim Square from development, including the rebuilding of an Ottoman army barracks and a shopping mall. The protests were sparked by fury over a heavy-handed pre-dawn police raid Friday to roust activists camping out in an attempt to stop the plans.

Protests appeared to calm a bit on Wednesday, even as thousands of trade union members on a two-day strike marched to Taksim and to central Ankara.

Some demonstrations were largely jovial. In Ankara, protesters called themselves "looters.'' A sign on a stall in Taksim providing free food and water read "Revolution Market.''

But there were scattered violent clashes overnight on roads leading to Erdogan's offices in Ankara and Istanbul, as well as in the city of Antakya, near the Syrian border, where a protester was killed Wednesday from an apparent blow to the head.

Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc, who is standing in for Erdogan while he is on a trip to Northern Africa, has offered an olive branch to protesters, apologizing for what he said was a ``wrong and unjust'' crackdown on the sit-in. Erdogan had inflamed protesters, calling them ``looters'' and extremists, and refusing to back away from plans to revamp Taksim.

"The steps the government takes from now on will define the course of society's reaction,'' Eyup Muhcu, the head of a chamber of architects, told reporters after meeting with Arinc.

Police meanwhile, detained 25 people for ``spreading untrue information'' on social media and allegedly inciting people to join the protests, the state-run agency reported. They were detained late Tuesday in the city of Izmir, western Turkey, the Anadolu Agency said. Police were looking for 13 others, it added.

The people were wanted for allegedly "inciting enmity and hatred,'' the agency said. A lawyer for the suspects denied that claim.

I have look at (their) files and examined the tweets, "the Radikal newspaper quoted lawyer Sevda Erdan Kilic as saying. ''There is nothing there to provoke the people (into rioting). They are sentiments that we all share.``

It was not immediately clear what the Twitter comments were.

Turkey's main broadcast media have been criticized for shunning the coverage of police brutality at the protest onset. Many people turned to social media to keep up to date.

Erdogan has referred to social media as "the worst menace to society.''

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Turkish protesters clash with Turkish riot policemen on Taksim square in Istanbul on June 22, 2013. Turkish police used water cannon today to disperse thousands of demonstrators who had gathered anew in Istanbul's Taksim Square, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Protesters hold up their hands as they gather on Taksim square before clashes with Turkish riot police in Istanbul on June 22, 2013 during a wave of new protests. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Protesters hold up their hands as they gather on Taksim square before clashing with Turkish riot police in Istanbul on June 22, 2013. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

A man bleeds from a head wound as Turkish police clash with anti-government protestors while they clear Taksim Square and push them down the Istikhlal shopping avenue on June 22, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

A man braces against a shield as Turkish police clash with anti-government protestors while they clear Taksim Square and push them down the Istikhlal shopping avenue on June 22, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

An anti goverment protestor waves a Turkish flag with a portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey on Taksim square during the clash between riot Police and protestors in Istanbul on June 22, 2013. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

Protesters raise their hands as they gather on Taksim square during the clash between riot police and protestors in Istanbul on June 22, 2013. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

Cyclists ride bikes during the silent protest at Taksim Square on June 23, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. Performance artist Erdem Gunduz, nicknamed 'The Standing Man,' became a new symbol of the anti-government protests after a eight-hour vigil in Taksim Square. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)

Turkish anti-government protestors gather in Taksim Square carrying carnations to mark the four people killed in weeks of protest on June 22, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

Turkish anti-government protestors push back on a police car, carnations sitting to mark the four people killed in weeks of protest, as police move into clear Taksim Square in Istanbul, on June 22, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

Turkish anti-government protestors gather in Taksim Square carrying carnations to mark the four people killed in weeks of protest on June 22, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

Turkish riot police argue with anti-government protestors as they begin moving in to clear Taksim Square, on June 22, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

People stand during a silent protest at Taksim Square on June 23, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. Performance artist Erdem Gunduz, nicknamed 'The Standing Man,' became a new symbol of the anti-government protests after a eight-hour vigil in Taksim Square. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)

People stand during a silent protest at Taksim Square on June 23, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. Performance artist Erdem Gunduz, nicknamed 'The Standing Man,' became a new symbol of the anti-government protests after a eight-hour vigil in Taksim Square. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)

A protester reacts in pain to a salvo of tear gas fired by Turkish riot police officers to chase out demonstrators and to dismantle the tent camp set up by demonstrators in Gezi Park in Istanbul on June 15, 2013. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)

People light candles for the victims of the protests at Taksim square, in Istanbul, early Saturday, June 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

People march from Anatolian side to European side to Taksim square in Istanbul, on June 16, 2013. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Protesters take cover from a water cannon during clashes with riot police at a demonstration in Ankara on June 16, 2013. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

A pretzel vendor walks in front of a line of Turkish police cordoning off Taksim Square, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A protester reacts as Turkish riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, in city's main Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

As police vehicles rolled into Kizilay Square, one woman approached a lightly armored truck bearing the logo of the police anti-terrorism department and grabbed a side window to ask those inside: "What is this oppression? Have you no fear of God? I have no children, but all of these (demonstrators) are my children!" she said, motioning to the young protesters nearby, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

A protester reacts as Turkish riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, in city's main Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkish protesters hold a massive rally on John F. Kennedy street near the U.S. Embassy, shouting slogans such as "government, resign!" in Ankara, Turkey, early Sunday, June 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

In this Tuesday, June 11, 2013, file photo, a protester tries to remain standing as a police water cannon fires water during clashes in Taksim square in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis, File)

In this Tuesday, June 11, 2013, file photo, a protester tries protect from water projected by a water canon from police during clashes in Taksim square in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

People carry the coffin of Ethem Sarisuluk, one of five people killed during the recent protests in Turkey, as Turkish riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, in city's main Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013. (AP Photo )

Police fire tear gas as riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, near city's main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013.(AP Photo )

A protester stands in a silent protest at Taksim Square in, Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. After weeks of sometimes-violent confrontation with police, Turkish protesters have found a new form of resistance: standing still and silent. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Mert Solkiran, centre, stands in a silent protest at Taksim Square in, Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. After weeks of sometimes-violent confrontation with police, Turkish protesters have found a new form of resistance: standing still and silent. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Erdem Gunduz, left, and dozens of people stand silently on Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, early Tuesday, June 18, 2013. After weeks of confrontation with police, sometimes violent, Turkish protesters are using a new form of resistance: standing silently. The development started late Monday when a solitary man began standing in passive defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority at Istanbul's central Taksim Square. The square has been sealed off from mass protests since police cleared it over the weekend. The man has identified himself as Erdem Gunduz, a performance artist. His act has sparked imitation by others in Istanbul and other cities. It has provoked widespread comment on social media. (AP Photo)

Protestors stand in a silent protest at Taksim Square in, Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. After weeks of sometimes-violent confrontation with police, Turkish protesters have found a new form of resistance: standing still and silent. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

A man sleeps at Taksim's Gezi Park early on June 12, 2013 in Istanbul, hours after riot police invated the square. (ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Demonstrators wait at the entrance of Taksim Gezi park on June 12, 2013. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish lawyers march in support of anti-government protests in Ankara, on June 12, 2013. (AFP/Getty Images)

Demonstrators wait at the entrance of the Taksim Gezi park on June 12, 2013 after a night of running battles with riot police as Turkish Prime Minister moved to crush mass demos against his Islamic-rooted government. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)

Lawyers and members of the Turkish bar association shout slogans as they march in support of anti-government protests in Ankara, on June 12, 2013. (STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish lawyers march in support of anti-government protests in Ankara, on June 12, 2013. (AFP/Getty Images)

Riot police fire tear gas to disperse the crowd during a demonstration near Taksim Square on June 11, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)

Riot police fire tear gas to disperse the crowd during a demonstration near Taksim Square on June 11, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)

An injured person is helped by fellow protesters during clashes with police on Taksim square in Istanbul, on June 11, 2013. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

People run away as Turkish riot policemen fire tear gas on Taksim square on June 11, 2013. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

A Turkish flag flies as smoke billows from burning vehicles on Taksim square in Istanbul on June 11, 2013. (ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

A protester throws an object from behind a burning barricade during a demonstration near Taksim Square on June 11, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)

Turkish police remove barricades after dispersing protestors from Taksim square, the epicentre of nearly two weeks of anti-government demos, on June 11, 2013 in Istanbul. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish riot police enter Istanbul's Taksim square, the epicentre of nearly two weeks of anti-government demos, during clashes with protestors on June 11, 2013 on a 12th day of unrest. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Protesters face police at Istanbul's Taksim square, the epicentre of nearly two weeks of anti-government demos, on June 11, 2013. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Protesters stand in Turkish police water cannon water during a demonstration on Taksim square, the epicentre of nearly two weeks of anti-government demos, on June 11, 2013 in Istanbul. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Demonstrators shield themselves from water canons during clashes with riot police in Istanbul's Taksim square on June 11, 2013. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)

A demonstrators engulfed in smoke loses his helmet during clashes with Turkish riot policem in Taksim square on June 11, 2013. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)

A protester reads leaflets at Taksim square in Istanbul on June 10, 2013 following days of demonstrations against the Turkish Islamic-rooted government. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

A worker cleans the ground as protesters rest on benches at the central Kugulu Park in the Turkish capital of Ankara on June 10, 2013. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Protesters rest on June 10, 2013 at the central Kugulu Park in the Turkish capital of Ankara. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

A beaten and shocked demonstrator cries in pain on June 9, 2013 after being confronted by riot police on Kizilay square in Ankara. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)

A Turkish demonstrator with his face covered in a gas mask is pictured as protests resumed in Kizilay square in Ankara, June 9, 2013. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)

A Turkish demonstrator with his face covered in a gas mask is pictured as protests resumed in Kizilay square in Ankara, June 9, 2013. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)

A Turkish demonstrator covers his face with a makeshift gas mask made from a large plastic bottle as protests resumed in Kizilay square in Ankara, June 9, 2013. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)

A demonstrator runs toward police and security forces launching fireworks during a third consecutive night of clashes with riot police in Istanbul's Gazi neighborhood on June 8, 2013. (ZAC BAILLIE/AFP/Getty Images)

A Turkish demostrator burns flares with a Guy Fawkes mask on June 8, 2013 during a demonstration on Gundogdu square in Izmir. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

A protestors is treated for tear gas during clashes with Turkish police near Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office, between Taksim and Besiktas on June 4, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

A man flashes a victory sign as people demonstrate in Ankara on June 4, 2013, during ongoing protests against the ruling party, police brutality, and the destruction of Taksim park for the sake of a development project. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)

A protestor waves the Turkish flag from a rooftop at Taksim Square on June 3, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

A protester wears a gas mask after a car was burned at Taksim square on June 3, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

Riot police positioned near the office of the prime minister in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, June 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Demonstrators clash with riot police between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Protestors cover their faces with plastic during clashes with Turkish police near Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office, between Taksim and Besiktas, early morning on June 4, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

Turkish protestors clash with Turkish riot policemen between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 3, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish demonstrators hold their national flag on June 4, 2013 during a protest in front of the prime minister's office in Ankara. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)

A protester during clashes with Turkish police near Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office, between Taksim and Besiktas, early morning on June 4, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

Demonstrators clash with riot police between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Protestors surrounded by a cloud of tear gas during clashes with Turkish police near Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office, between Taksim and Besiktas, early morning on June 4, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

A protestor looks on during clashes with Turkish police near Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan office, between Taksim and Besiktas, early morning on June 4, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

Protestors during clashes with Turkish police near Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office, between Taksim and Besiktas, early morning on June 4, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

Demonstrators stand at a wall with graffiti between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

A couple wearing gas masks walk at a street between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

A demonstrator takes cover at a road block between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Demonstrators hold a Turkish flag with a portrait of Kemal Ataturk at a road block between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Protesters shout anti-government slogans during a demonstration in Ankara on June 4, 2013. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

A Turkish demonstrator raises his hands during a protest held in front of the Prime Minister's office in central Ankara on June 4, 2013. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)

Two Turkish women, one accusing the police and other defending them, argue in front of riot police positioned at the main Kizilay Square near the office of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

A pedestrian walks in front of a banner featuring an owl with a gas mask at Taksim square in Istanbul, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

A protester holds a Turkish flag decorated with the image of Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during clashes near Taksim Square in Istanbul, late Monday, June 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

Protestors clash with riot police between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul, on June 1, 2013, during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish protesters shout anti-government slogans on the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013 during a demonstration. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Riot police clear burning debris on the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013 during an anti-government demonstration . (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish protesters holding a Turkish flag demonstrate on the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

A Turkish protester is apprehended by police in the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish protesters shelter from tear gas behind a Turkish flag during clashes with police at a demonstration on the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish protesters run away from tear gas smoke during clashes with police at a demonstration on the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish protesters erect a makeshift barricade during clashes at a demonstration at the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Riot police fire tear gas against protesters during a demonstration in Ankara on June 3, 2013 after days of protests against the Islamic-rooted government. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Protesters shout anti-government slogans during a demonstration in Ankara on June 3, 2013 after days of protests against the Islamic-rooted government. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

A protestor gestures during a demonstration in Ankara, on June 3, 2013, in a nationwide wave of protests. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Protestors stand in front of items set on fire in Ankara, on June 3, 2013, in a nationwide wave of protests. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Protestors walk during a demonstration in Ankara, on June 3, 2013, in a nationwide wave of protests.Turkey's Islamist-rooted government faced growing pressure on June 3 after angry demonstrators clashed for a third night with police. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Protestors clash with riot police near the Taksim Gezi park in Istanbul, on June 1, 2013, during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

A woman opens her arms as police use a water cannon to disperse protestors on June 1, 2013 during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul. (FATIH KECE/AFP/Getty Images)

Protestors arrive in Taksim Square on June 1, 2013 after clashing with riot police during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Some stores on Istiklal street are damaged on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

Tourists gasp for breath as Turkish protestors and riot policemen clash on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish protestors and riot policemen clash on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Protestors buy gas masks from shops on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Karakoy in Istanbul. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)

The slogan 'Fuck police' is seen on June 1, 2013 on a shop window which has been broken, on Istiklal street, during a protest on the eve against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

Riot police use tear gas against protestors in Istiklal street on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

Istiklal street seen in early morning during the clashes on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

Some stores on Istiklal street are damaged on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

A riot policeman holds a tear gas bomb on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

Fenerbahce and Galatasaray football teams supporters chant slogangs against the goverment on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in istiklal in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

A women asks police to stop as Turkish protestors and riot policemen clash on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish protestors and riot policemen clash on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Protestors clash with Turkish riot policemen on May 31, 2013 during a protest against the demolition of the Taksim Gezi Park in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)

Protestors clash with Turkish riot policemen on May 31, 2013 during a protest against the demolition of the Taksim Gezi Park in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)

A man falls as riot police use tear gas and pressurized water to quash a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of people staging a sit-in protest to try and prevent the demolition of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo)

An injured man reacts as riot police use tear gas and pressurized water to quash a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of people staging a sit-in protest to try and prevent the demolition of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo)

Riot police use tear gas and pressurized water to quash a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of people staging a sit-in protest to try and prevent the demolition of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo)

Protesters react as riot police use tear gas and pressurized water to quash a peaceful demonstration by people staging a sit-in protest to try and prevent the demolition of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo)

In this Thursday, May 30, 2013 photo, a man seen wearing a make-shift gas-mask hours before riot police use tear gas and pressurized water to quash a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of people staging a sit-in protest to try and prevent the demolition of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey. (AP Photo)

In this Thursday, May 30, 2013 photo, People seen during a peaceful demonstration, staging a sit-in protest to try and prevent the demolition of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey. (AP Photo)

A woman protects herself as riot police use tear gas and pressurized water to quash a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of people staging a sit-in protest to try and prevent the demolition of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo)

Women try to protect themselves as riot police use tear gas and pressurized water to quash a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of people staging a sit-in protest to try and prevent the demolition of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo)

A man helps an injured woman as riot police use tear gas and pressurized water to disperse protesters staging a sit-in protest to try and prevent the demolition of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo)

Protestors carry stones for building baricade during clashes with riot police between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 3, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. ( BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Riot police use water cannon to disperse protesters staging a sit-in protest to try and prevent the demolition of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo)

Riot police use tear gas and pressurized water to disperse protesters staging a sit-in protest to try and prevent the demolition of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. A number of protesters were injured. Police moved in at dawn Friday to disperse the crowd on the fourth day of the protest against a contentious government plan to revamp Istanbuls main square, Taksim. The protesters are demanding that the squares park, Gezi, is protected. (AP Photo)

A woman holds up a banner that reads "Don't interfere with my life style " as thousands of people gather in support of demonstrators staging a sit-in to prevent the uprooting of trees at an Istanbul park, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. . (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

People hold up banners that read " Chemical Tayyip, Go!" and "Resist the Dictator" as thousands of people gather in support of demonstrators staging a sit-in to prevent the uprooting of trees at an Istanbul park, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Thousands of people gather in support of demonstrators staging a sit-in to prevent the uprooting of trees at an Istanbul park, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

A Turkish demonstrator with his face covered in a makeshift gas mask is pictured as protests resumed in Kizilay square in Ankara, June 9, 2013, the day Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Ankara. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)

Riot police clash with demonstrators after they used tear gas and pressurized water in a dawn raid Friday to rout a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of people staging a sit-in to prevent the uprooting of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo)